We had a later than usual for us flight out of Kansas City -- 3:00 p.m. We arrived at the airport around 2:00, which is early enough for KC...caught a quick tram to the Delta terminal, used the kiosk to print our boarding passes because we packed in small enough suitcases this trip so that we could carry on the luggage and not pay the additional fee for checked luggage this time. Everything is going hunky dory.
We get through security, I think just fine, but no....because we are carrying on luggage this time, the security folks have to screen our bags, checking them real thoroughly for banned items etc. Honestly, I haven't carried on luggage in like forever, if ever. I know the rules, I am not a stupid person who was born yesterday. I have traveled many times since post-9/11, and I am usually very cognizant about what I can and cannot take. Not this time obviously. I completely zoned out the fact about the size of the liquids that are allowed to be carried on. I had to surrender Allison's hair detangling spray, my hair mousse, and my Crest gel toothpaste!!!! Allison had gel toothpaste in her bag, but it didn't get caught. I basically gave Security my items.
The real KICKER!!?!?!?!?: Bruce had an almost full bottle of contact lens solution in his suitcase, which did show up in security and the security guard did check it, but he got to KEEP that! ...and it was an almost brand new 12 oz. bottle!!!!!!! Ugh!!!!
It's a little thing, and I'm not really mad about it, but it's just humorously ironic that he got to keep the actual liquid product, while my foaming mousse and gel toothpaste did not pass....hmmmmm
Now, we are still in good time, it's probably 2:30 or so, and the plane is supposed to be starting to board, but it hasn't yet. Okay...we have a seat. We are sitting there a little bit, and the gate agent makes an announcement stating that they have just received word that the Boston airport has issued a "ground stoppage"...????...and we are now scheduled to leave at 4:50. Okay...what is "ground stoppage"? Thank goodness I'm pretty patient, and Allison was still in an excitement mode, but poor Bruce was pretty antsy to get out of town. We were supposed to start boarding at 4:20....but started about 4:45, so it was well after 5:00 before we actually took off. The flight was pretty uneventful other than Bruce's bag would not fit in the overhead storage bins. We had to put it under the seat in front of Allison. It worked out, but the flight attendant was a little snarly at first, but got over it. I don't feel a bit bad about it after I read/heard recently that airlines made a HUGE profit last year on the baggage fees alone. It's just WRONG to charge for luggage when traveling ... don't people take clothes!?!?!?!
Anyway...the title of this post : Will you please turn off your book? just struck me as funny. We were getting ready to land in Boston, and you know how they come over and tell you to turn off all electronic devices, etc etc etc... You honestly hardly ever see an actual paper book on a plane anymore. Everyone has a Kindle or a Nook or some type of eReader OR an iPad or some other type of device. The lady next to me just kept reading her, and the flight attendant made sweep down the aisle, stops at our seats, and says to the lady, "Turn off your book, please"....and I'm thinking "whoever thought they would ever hear those words????" :)
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